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Deutsche Welle: DW.com - Europe

The National Court in Madrid sentenced 29 of 37 people accused in a scheme benefiting Spain's ruling Popular Party (PP) to a combined 351 years in jail. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy claimed they were "isolated cases."

On Friday Irish voters go to the polls to decide whether to maintain one of Europe’s most restrictive abortion regimes. Currently the country honors a near-total ban on the procedure. Gavan Reilly reports from Dublin.

Have you received dozens of emails about updates to your favorite online services' privacy policy? The reason is the EU's data protection law, and it has global implications. DW examines how it might affect you.

The conflict in eastern Ukraine hasn't been widely reported on in the media recently. However, the fact that the Champions League final in Kyiv focuses attention back on the conflict, and how football fans are coping.

International investigators have said detailed analysis of video images showed the missile used to down the Malaysian flight came from a Russian military unit. Russia has always denied involvement in the incident.

US investigators and cybersecurity experts have disrupted a potential cyberattack focused on Ukraine before it could happen, according to court documents. But users are still not safe from VPNFiter's effects quite yet.

The family of slain Maltese reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia has handed over two of her laptops to German authorities. The family fears confidential sources could be compromised if Maltese officials get hold of the data.

Yulia Skripal has spoken for the first time since she and her father were poisoned by a nerve agent in Salisbury in March. Skripal said her recovery had been "slow and painful" and she one day hoped to return to Russia.

The Swedish parliament has passed a bill that sex without consent constitutes rape, even when there are no threats or force involved. The move was welcomed by rights groups including Amnesty International.

Every day new sanctions are announced, imposed or lifted. Small to medium-sized businesses can easily lose track of the situation, but some start-ups are turning the knowledge gap into a business opportunity.

The Russian parliament's new sanctions bill against the US is significantly watered-down from the tough legislation initially introduced. Analysts say the Kremlin fears public backlash and scaring off foreign investors.

A court in Macedonia has found former prime minister Nikola Gruevski guilty of abusing his post over the purchase of a luxury bulletproof Mercedes. Macedonian media have dubbed the scandal "the Tank affair."

During visits to more than 80 auto dealers in five Nordic countries, researchers were, more often than not, told not to buy electric vehicles. Their study calls for clearer government policies on newer car technologies.

One of Aldi's fruit and vegetable suppliers has been accused of helping ruin an important lagoon, a media report has said. Germany's demand for cheap vegetables has been blamed for encouraging farmers to cut corners.

A federal judge has sided with a transgender Virginia student, who claimed that a school board violated his rights. The school was found to have stigmatized Gavin Grimm by banning him from using the boy's bathroom.